Biden Administration: We do not recognize Trump’s announcement about re-imposing sanctions on Iran

Washington (ST): The United States withdrew the declaration of the previous US administration headed by Donald Trump to re-impose all UN sanctions against Iran.

Reuters quoted Acting Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations Richard Mills as saying in a letter addressed to the UN Security Council: “The United States withdraws the Trump administration’s announcement to re-impose all UN sanctions on Iran in September 2020.”

Earlier, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken informed Britain, France, and Germany of his country’s readiness to negotiate with Iran on returning to the 2015 nuclear agreement, from which Trump announced his withdrawal in May 2018 and reinstating sanctions against Tehran in defiance of the will of the international community and in violation of international resolutions.

Reuters also quoted an unidentified French diplomatic source as saying, “The United States has sent messages about its willingness to negotiate with Iran during the upcoming meeting of the Five Plus One Group.” 

Last August, the UN Security Council rejected the American request to activate the so-called “trigger mechanism” to re-impose all international sanctions against Iran, which represents a flagrant violation of UNSC  Resolution 2231.

K.Q.